WiderNet Project Reports Leland Initiative / eGranary Digital Library A final report on the development of the eGranary Digital Library, funded by a two-year Leland Initiative/AED grant.  April 2006     Information Technology with Attitude A final report on the Nigerian Universities Information and Communication Technologies Project, funded by a three-year grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. February 3, 2006     "Internet in a Box": Augmenting Bandwidth with the eGranary Digital Library Paper published in Africa Today journal, special issue: African Electronic Publishing.  Winter 2005     Internet In A Box: The eGranary Digital Library Serves Scholars Lacking Internet Bandwidth Paper published in New Review of Information Networking.  November 2005     The Satellite Report An overview of various options available to academic institutions for Satellite Internet Connectivity   Satellite Connectivity     Power Protection Information on building-wide battery backup system     Gender and ICT The importance of female contribution to and involvement in the promotion of digital communication technology at African universities     The Gambia Project A description of the WiderNet experience in The Gambia in July 2002. It includes the donation of a server, a copy of the digital library, and the setting up of a 6-node intranet.    Computer Fees Report A guide to computer fee imposition in colleges and tertiary academic institutions.    Internet Connectivity Needs of Nigerian Universities A report developed for USAID in 2000       Cost of Ownership An report on the costs incurred in the life cycle of a workstation, from acquisition to disposal      Fundraising Report A compendium of fundraising resources for higher education     Library Automation   This overview provides information on the trends and standards in library automation, in response to requests from Nigerian library administrators     Choosing an Internet Service Provider: “The Devil You Know vs the Devil You Don’t Know”   A discussion regarding university options for purchasing Internet bandwidth, with an example of the bandwidth conundrum facing the University of Ibadan

Articles/Papers of WiderNet Partners Introduction to UNIJOS Intranet Paper presented at the Jos Conference by John L. Gotip, NUNet that introduces University of Jos Intranet The Internet: A Little Deeper Presented at the Jos Conference by I. D Yakmut, NUNet coordinator University of Jos Networking The Nigerian University System: The UNN Experience A paper presented at the Jos Conference by G. M. Nwamarah, Director MIS Unit Nsukka Trends in the Development of ICT in the Usmanu Danfodiyo University By Ahmed Isah Chafe, Co-ordinator NUNet Sokoto   An Analysis of Lessons Learned by Resourcery in the Provision of Information Technology Solutions to Nigerian Universities (with comments on the University of Jos Experience) A paper presented at the Jos Conference from Resourcery Inc. Lagos, Contractors for University of Jos Fiber Backbone     Solar Backup Systems For Computer Network Paper by Lawal, Managing Director, Solar Electric Systems Limited   InterWeb at the University of Jos A paper by Dr Sunday Akintunde, Deputy University Librarian, Systems UNIJOS   ICT in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

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